| Status: | Preliminary | | Date: | 11 MAY 2022 | | Type: | Viking DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 | | Operator: | Caverton Helicopters (Cameroun) Ltd. | | Registration: | TJ-TIM | | C/n / msn: | 934 | | First flight: | 2015 | | Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 | | Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 | | Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 | | Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 | | Airplane damage: | Destroyed | | Location: | near Nanga Eboko (Cameroon) | | Phase: | En route | | Nature: | Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger | | Departure airport: | Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | | Destination airport: | Dompta Airstrip () | | | |
A DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 of Caverton Helicopters crashed in a forest near Nanga Eboko, Cameroon. The aircraft was carrying Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO) personnel to Dompta.
Preliminary reports state that the aircraft departed Yaoundé-Nsimalen Airport at 12:46 hours on a flight to Dompta and Belabo. The flight was expected to arrive at Dompta at 14:34. Unconfirmed reports state that the aircraft had departed in the morning, but was forced to turn back due to inclement weather. The accident occurred on the second attempt. | 
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